LSU baseball first basemen Jared Jones was drafted on Monday. He'll join former teammate Paul Skenes in the Pirates org.

The Pittsburgh Pirates just drafted a guy with a very familiar name. The newest Pirates pick: Jared Jones, out of LSU. Not to be confused with right-handed pitcher Jared Jones, who has already shown he might be an MLB star before getting injured.

Jones, a junior from Marietta, Ga., was a 2025 First-Team All-American and Second-Team All-SEC selection, as he hit .323 (90-for-279) on the year with 15 doubles, 22 homers, 76 RBI and 66 runs. He finished No.

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Jared Jones, who followed in Paul Skenes' footsteps by helping LSU win the MCWS, is set to join a Pirates farm system that already developed RHP Jared Jones.

The LSU Tigers are fresh off a College World Series title. First baseman Jared Jones etched his name in Tigers lore on multiple occasions, and he quickly emerged as a fan favorite over the last few years as a Bayou Bengals.

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